Central Oklahoma's Dauntae Williams earned Player of the Year
honors in the North Division and Angelo State's LaMarshall Corbett
took top honors in the South Division to highlight the Lone Star
Conference men's basketball postseason awards announced Tuesday by
league officials.
The awards announcement came Tuesday night at a
pre-championship banquet in Bartlesville, Okla., where the LSC
Basketball Championship tournament is set to begin on
Wednesday. Quarterfinal games will be played all day
Wednesday, with semifinal games slated for Friday evening and the
championship game on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Williams and Corbett were among 10 players to pick
up first team All-LSC recognition, with five in both the North and
South Divisions. Another 12 were selected to the second team,
plus 15 more received honorable mention honors.
Joining Williams on the All-LSC North Division
first team were teammate Eric Cazenave, Northeastern State's Jason
Jones and Dominique Gaines and Texas A&M-Commerce's Ronnie
Morgan.
Corbett was joined on the All-LSC South Division
first team by fellow Ram Stavon Williams, Midwestern State's Craig
Green and Jason Ebie and Tarleton State's Devon Hills.
Williams and Corbett earned Player of the Year
acclaim by virtue of the most votes in the balloting of the
league's head coaches.
Williams led the Bronchos to their fifth North
title in six years with an 11-1 mark. An all-around player,
the junior recorded two triple-doubles this season and was second
in the league in scoring (20.2 points per game), led the LSC in
assists (5.5), ranked second in steals (2.5) and added 7.8 boards a
game.
Corbett, who was tabbed Newcomer of the Year as
well, finished the regular season as the LSC's scoring leader at 24
points per game. He also led the conference from behind the
three-point arc, making 80 three's, while shooting .494 percent.
Other top awards were distributed for defensive
player, newcomer, freshman and coach of the year.
For the South Division, MSU's Ebie took Defensive
Player of the Year honors, while the Mustangs Grant McCasland
earned LSC South Coach of the Year recognition in his first season
at the helm. Dosh Simms of Abilene Christian was named
Freshman of the Year.
In the North Division, NSU's Jones was named
Defensive Player of the Year, while Freshman of the Year honors
went to A&M-C's Preston Whitley. UCO's Chris Rhymes picked up
Newcomer of the Year acclaim and the Bronchos Terry Evans was named
LSC North Coach of the Year.
Overall, nearly 40 student-athletes were recognized
by the all-conference program. The awards are voted upon by
the league coaches.
2010 LSC MEN'S BASKETBALL
ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
NORTH DIVISION -- FIRST TEAM
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
G Dauntae
Williams Central
Oklahoma Jr.
C Jason
Jones
Northeastern State
Sr.
F Ronnie
Morgan Texas
A&M-Commerce
Sr.
G Eric
Cazenave Central
Oklahoma Sr.
G Dominique
Gaines Northeastern State Jr.
NORTH DIVISION --
SECOND TEAM
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
G Brian
Singleton
Texas A&M-Commerce Sr.
F Damian
Henderson Southwestern Oklahoma Sr.
F Tyler
Phillips
Central
Oklahoma
So.
G Chancellor
Jones Southwestern Oklahoma Jr.
F Kallan
Glasgow Cameron
Sr.
G Mike
Horn
Southeastern Oklahoma So.
G Cardell
Hunter
Texas A&M-Commerce Sr.
NORTH DIVISION --
HONORABLE MENTION
Cameron: F, Jamaar
Burke, Sr.; Central Oklahoma: G, Chris Rhymes,
Sr.; East Central: G, Eric Allen, Sr.; G,
Wayne Andrews, Jr.;
Northeastern State:
G, Marlon Burnett, Sr.; Southeastern Oklahoma: C,
Will Slones, Sr.;
NORTH DIVISION --
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Player of the Year:
Dauntae Williams, Central Oklahoma
Defensive Player of the
Year: Jason Jones, Northeastern State
Freshman of the
Year: Preston Whitley, Texas A&M-Commerce
Newcomer of the
Year: Chris Rhymes, Central Oklahoma
Coach of the Year:
Terry Evans, Central Oklahoma
SOUTH DIVISION -- FIRST
TEAM
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
G LaMarshall
Corbett Angelo
State Jr.
G Craig
Green
Midwestern State
Sr.
G Jason
Ebie
Midwestern State
Sr.
F Devon
Hills
Tarleton State
Jr.
G Stavon
Williams Angelo State
Sr.
SOUTH DIVISION -- SECOND
TEAM
Pos.
Player
Team
Year
G Chris
Hagan
Midwestern State
Jr.
G Effran
Bryant
Tarleton State
Sr.
G Nick
Burns
West Texas A&M
Sr.
F Bijan
Dotson
West Texas A&M
Sr.
F Johnny
Barnes
Angelo State
Sr.
SOUTH DIVISION --
HONORABLE MENTION
Abilene Christian:
G, Eddie Thompson, Jr.; Eastern New Mexico: G,
Reggie Nelson, Jr.; F, Tyler Jefferson, Jr.; F, Equs Darby, Sr.;
Tarleton State: F,
Jeremiah Wilson, Sr.; G, Corin Henry, Jr.; Texas
A&M-Kingsville: G, Naquawn Lee, Sr.;
West Texas A&M:
G, Ladarius Hall, Jr.; G, Joe Mincey, Jr.
SOUTH DIVISION --
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Player of the Year:
LaMarshall Corbett, Angelo State
Defensive Player of the
Year: Jason Ebie, Midwestern State
Freshman of the
Year: Dosh Simms, Abilene Christian
Newcomer of the
Year: LaMarshall Corbett, Angelo State
Coach of the Year:
Grant McCasland, Midwestern State